Addiscombe

 On a Steyning trip

Rosalie Hughes thanks me for playing for her mother's funeral Addiscombe Methodist

p.988 played Allen at Addiscombe Methodist for Advent carols. I became chair of Churches Together in Addiscombe  originally the Addiscombe group of churches -  we were supposed to have clergy at our meetings and I joked that I would ordain someone to achieve a quorum! One member was very annoying - he would come late, try and push us back to point one on the agenda then complain at the end about the length of the meeting. His one redeeming feature was tents for  June open air services in Ashburton park. Another highlight of the year was walking to Croydon to join the procession in the centre on Good Friday.  Churches together in Shirley were also very active in those days. At Midnight I played Sumsion on Adeste fideles which is not easy! Ann and Paul and family were in Disneyland. Photo of us in choir robes. p.990 The Choir and Louise singing at Lambeth Palace in RSCM choirs on New Year's Day the previous year. I recall nobody asked David Hill about "The choir" as it was all a bit close to home. p.999 Louise singing top Cs in Allegri Miserere at St John's on Ash Wednesday. I have my portfolio for ACertCm 1995-6. I have also kept pages from the church magazine 1997 - 2003 with choir news,  book reviews and news of ecumenical events and there were lots of them! I organised parish days, music days, two weeks of guided prayer Space for God, concerts.... Liz was active in UCM and serving.